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[Burk Burnett Building, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of the Burk Burnett Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Automobiles are parked in front of the building as well as driving by. People are walking past the building on the sidewalk. A slight double exposure with a photograph of a man in a hat can be seen at the top of the photograph.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Busy Fort Worth street]

Description: Photograph of a busy street lined with businesses on both sides, possibly Houston Street. On the left, a man stands next to an automobile parked outside a building with a sign that advertises "sign service." Many automobiles are parked along the buildings on the right, which fade into the distance. The silhouette of the Texas and Pacific Station is visible in the background.
Date: [1935..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A children's play at Westcliff Elementary]

Description: Photograph of a children's play at Westcliff Elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. A young boy in an Uncle Sam costume stands on a stage and holds up a microphone to a boy in black-face makeup. Seven more young boys, also in black-face makeup, sit in a row of metal chairs behind them. A large line drawing of a paddle wheel boat hangs on the curtain behind them. Dark, velvet curtains hang on either side of the small wooden stage.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A children's play at Westcliff Elementary, 2]

Description: Photograph of a children's play at Westcliff Elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. Six young boys in black-face makeup sit in a row of metal chairs at the back of a stage. A boy in an Uncle Sam costume sits in the center chair. Two more boys in black-face makeup stand in front of them, facing the right. A large line drawing of a paddle wheel boat hangs on the curtain behind them. Dark, velvet curtains hang on either side of the small wooden stage. A Texas flag stands on the right.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A children's play at Westcliff Elementary, 3]

Description: Photograph of a children's play at Westcliff Elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. A young boy in an Uncle Sam costume stands in the center of a stage. Four young boys in black-face makeup stand on either side of him. They wear top hats, bow ties, gloves, and white shirts tucked into jeans. A large line drawing of a paddle wheel boat hangs on the curtain behind them. Dark, velvet curtains hang on either side of the small wooden stage. A Texas flag stands on the right.
Date: [1950..1965]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A city from a rooftop]

Description: Photograph of the city from a rooftop in Houston, Texas. Streets busy with automobiles and pedestrians can be seen between the city's tall buildings. Billboards advertising "Robertson Insurance Agency" and "Taylor Lumber" are posted on the top of the wall of a reservoir.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clock tower of the original Fort Worth City Hall]

Description: Photograph of the clock tower of the original Fort Worth City Hall The city hall is made of stone and has small arched windows under its tile roof. The clock tower has a pitched roof and a row of three vertical windows on either side of the clock face. Thick bushy trees grow in front of the building, partially obstructing it. Tree limbs stretch across the sky above.
Date: [1935..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; 8th Street at Commerce, Looking West]

Description: Photograph of the Metropolitan Hotel and surrounding buildings on 8th Street in Downtown, Fort Worth. There are automobiles parked and traveling along the street. Signs for multiple businesses are visible. The Metropolitan Hotel eventually became the Milner Hotel and then later demolished.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Commerce Street at 7th, Looking North]

Description: Photograph of Commerce Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas, looking north. Automobiles are parked along the street as well as driving down it. Signs for multiple businesses are visible. The dome of the Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Commerce Street at 7th, Looking Northwest]

Description: Photograph of Commerce Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked along the street as well as driving down it. City buildings stretch the length of the street. The skyscraper in the center of the photograph is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The skyscraper to the left and behind the hotel is the Sinclair Building.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Houston Street at Sixth Looking Southwest]

Description: Photograph of the Ladd furniture store and surrounding shops on Houston Street in Downtown, Fort Worth. There are automobiles parked along the street in front of the shops. The Star-Telegram building can be seen in the background with a blimp passing by it.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Downtown Fort Worth; Main Street at 7th, Looking North]

Description: Photograph of Main Street at 7th Street in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1930s. Automobiles are parked and driving on the street. Signage for multiple buildings can be seen on both sides of the street. The first skyscraper is the Trans-American Life Building, which is no longer standing. The second skyscraper is the Courtyard Hotel, formerly known as the Blackstone Hotel. The Tarrant County Courthouse can be seen in the background at the end of the street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[East 7th & Commerce Streets in Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of East 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth, looking west from Commerce street. Large buildings are present on both sides of the street. People can be seen walking in the street below along with parked automobiles. A sign that reads "Hotel Seibold Cafe" is present in the center of the image. It appears that the photo was taken from a window in a building on East 7th Street.
Date: 193X
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Al Hayne monument near the T&P Station]

Description: Photograph of the Al Hayne monument with the T&P Station in the background. The monument was erected in 1893 by the Woman’s Humane Association to commemorate the heroic efforts of Hayne's. Hayne was an English civil engineer who lost his life during the 1890 fire of Texas Spring Palace while rescuing people that were trapped inside the burning building.
Date: [1935..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Horse drawn cart and car]

Description: Photograph of a city street scene taken from a rooftop. A horse drawn cart and automobile travel along the same street while a man and woman cross the street.
Date: [1929..]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Intersection of Throckmorton St., Jennings Ave. and W 10th St.]

Description: Photograph of the intersection of Throckmorton St., Jennings Ave. and W 10th St. in downtown Fort Worth, looking south. The Saint Patrick Cathedral can be seen in the center of the photograph. Many automobiles drive down the street towards the camera, while another waits at the intersecting street. On the left, a sign hangs from a building advertising phonographs. The Texas and Pacific Station is visible in the background.
Date: [1935..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Irene Williams]

Description: Portrait of Irene Biffle Williams sitting on a wicker bench. She is smiling and looking off to the side with her arms and legs crossed. She is wearing a dark-colored skirt with a white mid-sleeve shirt. There is a dresser behind her with a book and a framed photo resting on top. A lamp with a tilted shade rests on a table behind her, to the left. This photo was taken at Byrd III's home in San Antonio on McKinley Avenue, where Irene was visiting.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Holding Alyse]

Description: Photograph of John Williams holding his child, Alyse in a kitchen. John is looking down at Alyse and he is wearing a collared, button-up shirt with slacks. Alyse wears a long-sleeve shirt with a jumpsuit. A kitchen countertop, cabinets, sink, and an oven can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A large performance on a stage]

Description: Photograph of a large performance on a stage in Fort Worth, Texas. A man stands behind a microphone at the front of the stage. He wears a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt and dark pants. Many women in western-style outfits dance on the stage behind him, holding cowboy hats high in the air. A staircase leads to an elevated area on either side of a tiered structure that stands behind them. A seated audience is visible in the foreground.
Date: [1930..1950]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man holding up a large fish]

Description: Photograph of a young man holding up a large fish in a parking lot near the beach in Corpus Christi, Texas. The man has dark hair and wears a jacket over a button-down shirt and dark pants. The rear bumper of an automobile is visible on the right and many more automobiles are visible parked behind him in the distance.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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